Why do we have to transit ourselves the heavy luggage in Toronto airport?
Lobosito marino asked:
unlike other airports….
i traveled from europe to canada and then to other city in canada
unlike other airports….
i traveled from europe to canada and then to other city in canada
cause they suck
Because you packed them!!!!
YOU PACK ‘EM YOU HAUL ‘EM…
As a former airport ground handling employee, I cannot give a specific reason why Toronto is different, but I am willing to bet it has a lot to do with the weight of international luggage. Just as you do not want to transport your baggage (mainly because baggage coming from the middle eastern countries all weigh over 100 lbs.), nor do the airport employees. I had many nights with a sore back working Toronto flights, and I commend Toronto for making the passengers take the load.
Not anymore I think(for most flights)! All flights that used to operate out of terminal 1 and 2 are now operated under one roof- the new terminal 1. They recently opened the explansion of terminal 1 and closed terminal 2 forever. It is easy to connect to another flight now if you’re arriving in terminal 1 for a connecting flight which departs from terminal 1. But if you’re connecting in Toronto to travel to the United States, you are required to claim your baggages and recheck-in and I believe this is because of US customs. In some cases, the airilne requires you to re-check in your luggage because maybe they don’t have agreements with other airlines. So it’s really not Toronto airport’s fault.
when flying into the US from say, Europe, the flight from Toronto into the US is considered an internal flight, so the port of entry into the US is Toronto. That means you need to pass US immigration and customs (in addition to Canada’s) and it means you need to present your luggage for inspection. The same would happen if you were to fly to say, San Francisco via say New York. You’d need to carry your luggage through immigration and customs in New York, then check it back in for the next leg of your flight.
That is not the case elsewhere, when you’re just transiting through a foreign airport.
Note also that this is the case only when returning to the US. When flying to Europe from the US via Toronto your luggage finds its way to the connecting flight “on its own”.